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Taiwan is a mountainous island. The highest mountain is Jade Mountain, seen here from the north peak. The main peak reaches the height of 3,952 metres (12,966 ft), that is, nearly 4 km (2.5 mi) high. The island of Taiwan has the largest number and density of high mountains in the world.
Yu Shan or Yushan, also known as Mount Jade, Jade Mountain, Tongku Saveq or Mount Niitaka during Japanese rule, is the highest mountain in Taiwan at 3,952 m (12,966 ft) [1] [2] above sea level, giving Taiwan the 4th-highest maximum elevation of any island in the world.
The list was intended to promote enthusiasm for high-altitude hiking in Taiwan. [3] In the resulting list of one hundred peaks, 69 peaks were in the Central Mountain Range , the largest of Taiwan's five principal mountain ranges, while 19 were in the Xueshan Range , and 12 were in the Yushan Range . [ 4 ]
Map of countries coloured according to their highest point. The following sortable table lists land surface elevation extremes by country or dependent territory. Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface.
It includes the island's tallest peak, the 3,952 m (12,966 ft) Yu Shan ('Jade Mountain') [1] [20] [21] which makes Taiwan the world's fourth-highest island, and is the highest point in the western Pacific region outside of the Kamchatka Peninsula, New Guinea Highlands and Mount Kinabalu.
Co-directed by Chang Cheh and Cheung Ying, Happenings in Ali Shan is the first Mandarin film to be fully produced in Taiwan. The film's theme song, "Gao Shan Qing" (高山青; "The High Green Mountain") also known as (阿里山的姑娘; Ālǐ shān de gūniáng; 'Alishan Range's Maidens') is a particularly famous song in the Sinophone world. [3]
The elevation difference in the park is 3,600 metres (11,811 ft), and there are many canyons, cliffs, and valleys. Because of its remote location and entry control, Yushan National Park is not among the most visited national parks in Taiwan. Even so, the park attracted 1,044,994 visitors in 2015. [3]
Snow, rare in the rest of Taiwan, is relatively common on Mount Hehuan during the winter months. Highway 14 leads to Wuling, a saddle between the main peak and the east peak of Hehuanshan. At 3,275 metres (10,745 ft), Wuling is the highest point in Taiwan that is accessible by road. [2] From Highway 14, a trail leads to the summit of the main peak.